Microsoft Office 2019 Home and Student | Mac | Account bound

Office 2019 Home & Student for Mac – account-bound

In this edition, Office 2019 Home & Student for Mac is linked to your Microsoft account when redeemed. Your licence is stored safely in the account, and you can download Office again at any time – for example after reinstalling macOS.

It includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint for private use on one Mac.

Included programs

• Word 2019 for letters, reports and coursework
• Excel 2019 for tables, calculations and charts
• PowerPoint 2019 for presentations

Who is this edition for?

• Mac users who manage their licence in their account
• students who change devices frequently
• families with a shared Microsoft account for licences

What Office 2019 for Mac offers

• Excel: new functions such as TEXTJOIN, IFS and SWITCH, funnel and map charts
• Word: Focus mode, Learning Tools and built-in translator
• PowerPoint: Morph transition, Zoom, 3D models and SVG icons
• Outlook: Focused Inbox and improved calendar view
• Files: full compatibility with Office for Windows

Account-bound or without an account?

You will find all editions in the Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac category.

Working with Windows users

Office 2019 for Mac saves in the same formats as Office for Windows. Documents, spreadsheets and presentations can be exchanged without conversion, and comments and tracked changes are preserved. On the Mac you usually use the Command key (⌘) instead of the Ctrl key; otherwise the ribbon and features are largely the same.

Office 2019 or a newer version?

Office 2019 is a proven perpetual licence and has been the standard for years in many companies, schools and clubs. If you work with colleagues or customers who use Office 2019, you get the same interface, the same menus and the same features. On top of that, Office 2019 Home & Student for Mac (account-bound) is the most affordable way to get a full Microsoft Office without a subscription.

If you need features such as XLOOKUP or dynamic arrays in Excel, choose Office 2021 for Mac or Office 2024 for Mac. The file formats are the same in all three versions, so documents can be exchanged without any problems.

Buy once instead of subscribing

Microsoft 365 costs money every year. Office 2019, by contrast, you pay for once, and the programs stay on your Mac permanently. For many users who mainly write letters, maintain spreadsheets and create presentations, this is the most economical solution – especially when several devices need to be equipped. You save your files as usual locally, on the network or with a cloud provider of your choice.

System requirements

• Operating system: macOS 12 Monterey or later recommended
• Processor: Intel or Apple silicon (M series)
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 10 GB of free space (APFS or Mac OS Extended)
• Display: resolution of 1280 × 800 or higher
• Internet: required for download and activation
• Account: free Microsoft account for activation

Redeeming and installing

1. Go to setup.office.com and sign in with your Microsoft account (or create one free of charge).
2. Enter the product key. The licence is permanently linked to the account.
3. Download Office for Mac from the “Services & subscriptions” section and install the .pkg package.
4. Start Word or Excel and sign in with the same account – Office is activated.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Microsoft account?

Yes. The licence is bound to your Microsoft account when it is redeemed and cannot be transferred to another account afterwards.

How do I move to a new Mac?

Sign in on the new Mac with your Microsoft account, download and install Office. The licence is recognised automatically.

Does Office 2019 run on Macs with an M chip?

Yes, Office 2019 for Mac runs on Macs with Apple silicon and on Intel Macs.

Are Access and Publisher available for Mac?

No. Access and Publisher are only available for Windows.

Can I use the licence on Windows?

No. Office for Mac and Office for Windows are separate products, but the files are fully interchangeable.

Delivery, invoice and support

• Delivery by e-mail: you will usually receive the product key and instructions for redeeming it with Microsoft within 5 to 30 minutes of payment (daily 09:00–21:00 CET). More under Shipping & payment.
• Invoice: every order comes with a proper invoice, with your company address on request.
• Origin of the licence: we source our licences from distributors and wholesalers in Europe. We explain exactly how this works on the page Buying legal software.
• Support: if you have questions about installation or activation, we help by e-mail (Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 CET), phone (Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00 CET), live chat or remote support with TeamViewer.

Our goodwill promise

Should the ordered Office version ever no longer be available, we will supply the next higher version at no extra charge. You never pay more than the price at which you ordered.